even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
dozens; scores of; decades
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
carefree; free from worry
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
suited figure; person in a suit
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
height (of body); stature
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension